After being a course leader and lecturer in Horticulture at Nottingham Trent University for nearly 20 years I am now working on a new venture in Limousin, France. In our plant nursery and garden school we aim to carry on sharing our passion for horticulture and natural crafts.
Specialist subjects include plant science, propagation, plant identification, specialist traditional and modern pruning and maintenance techniques. We also teach greenwood crafts, weaving, stained glass art and other crafts using natural materials.
Chicken wire Allium Flower sculptures Wednesday 7th August
So many of our garden visitors have been stunned by our chicken wire Alliums that we have decided to pot on some workshops so that you can come and make them.
This half day workshop teaches you some basic chicken wire sculpture skills and you will make 3 Allium flowers on spikes to decorate your garden. They flower all year round!!
The workshop will run from 1.30-4.30 on Wednesday 7th August.
35€ per person. Light refreshments are included as well as all materials to make 3 flower heads on spikes.
To book onto this workshop you can use the online system below. If you have any trouble using this system or prefer to pay by cheque then you can use the contact form below to check availability and request a booking form.
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Learn the basics of sculpture using chicken wire to create a lifelike chicken sculpture for your garden. A good basic beginners course which can lead onto building on these skills to create more complex sculptures later in the year.
Come and learn how to use willow as a medium for sculpture and make this wall mounted sculpture of a Highland Cows head.
This basic course in plant propagation will look at the basics of propagating from seed and from semi-ripe and hardwood cuttings. You will learn a little botany that will help you to be more successful in rooting cuttings and understanding the different types of seeds, seed saving tips and overcoming different types of dormancy in seeds.
This half day introductory course is running on Thursday 31st October 1-4pm: 25€ per person. All materials and light refreshments are provided and You will be able to take home your cuttings.
Amelanchier canadensis is native to Canada (as the specific epithet suggests), and in its native environment is prized for its berries that mature in June and are packed with vitamins and have been termed as one of the ‘super foods’. Perfectly hardy and tolerant of the hot dry summers here it is a super choice as a large shrub or small tree for your garden. The fruits are similar in size and taste to a blueberry and can be used as a substitute for blueberries in fruit salads, cakes, sprinkled on your breakfast, if you get a bumper crop you can make jams and jellies and even June berry Gin – use the same quantities and method as for making sloe gin.
Come along and learn the art of making animal sculptures out of willow. Make a majestic Stag Head to mount indoors or outside.
sculpture and you will be able to add your own personal touches to your stags head. You do need a little strength and dexterity to work with willow on a larger sc
I posted this recipe last year but I am sure that some of you will not have seen it. It is definitely worth a try!
ain flour, beaten egg and a drop of sparkling white wine as there happened to be a bottle open! (You could use beer or sparkling water) you then dip the flowers into the batter by holding onto the main stem, let some of the excess drain off and then fry until golden in hot oil, this only takes a couple of minutes.
We served this as a savoury dish with tapas, they go nicely with a yogurt and tahini dip or a smokey chilli salsa but you can also drizzle with honey and eat as a desert with crème fresh. Yum!
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